Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Emigrants from Golspie

Emigrant lists drawn up by the Sutherland Estate management list emigrants from parishes in the east of Sutherland during a period of intense emigration. Included here are those who emigrated in the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1841, 1842, 1844 & 1847.

It should not be assumed that these lists provide a complete record of all emigrants from this part of Sutherland in this period. The lists are contained in the Sutherland Papers in the National Library of Scotland and appear by permission of the Countess of Sutherland. Adapted here from the original transcriptions by Malcolm Bangor-Jones.

Some lists indicate that the people left for America but most went to Canada. As always I have shown all Mc and Mac names as Mac.

The following people left from Golspie parish – under surname each person is shown by Christian name, place of residence, tenant, servant, etc.,followed by number in party who left and when.

BANNERMAN

Donald, Ironhill, Sheriff Officer, left 1831 in party of seven

CAMPBELL

Widow, Golspie Tower, left in 1831 in party of three

FERGUSON

William, Backies, labourer, left alone in 1830

GORDON

Donald, Golspie, labourer, left 1830 in party of three

Jean, Backies, single, aged 60, left in a party of two for Pictou, Nova Scotia, aboard the ‘Joseph Green’ in 1842, received assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £4

Robert, Golspie, blacksmith, left 1829 alone

GRAHAM

William, Golspie, Cartwright, left 1830 alone

GRAY

James, Golspie, carpenter, left 1830 in party of two

GUNN

Donald, Golspie, tailor, left in party of two 1830

John, Golspie, carpenter, left in 1830 alone

INNES

Marion, Culmaily, aged 60, single, left alone for Canada on board the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 with assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £2

MACCULLOCH

Isabella, Golspie, aged 25, single, travelled alone to Canada on board the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 with assistance from the Sutherland Estate of £3

MACDONALD

John, Golspie, sawyer, left 1831 in party of four

MACKAY

Andrew, Golspie, slater, left alone in 1830

John, Backies, a lotter, left 1829 in party of seven

John, Golspie, tenant, left 1830 in party of six

William, Golspie, army pensioner and cooper, left in party of two 1831

MACKENZIE

Alexander, Golspie, blacksmith, left 1830 in party of five

MACLEOD

Robert, Golspie, aged 30, married, shoemaker, left in party of two for Canada aboard the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843. Granted assistance by the Sutherland Estate of £5

MACPHERSON

John, Golspie, shoemaker, left 1830 in party of three

MATHESON

Angus, Drummuie, age 48, married, left for Canada on board the vessel ‘Joseph Green’ in 1842 in a party of nine, four of whom were aged less than fourteen – received assistance of £6 from Sutherland Estate

George, Strathsteven, son of John Matheson, left alone in 1830

Robert, Golspie Tower, lotter, left 1830 in party of seven

MUNRO

Alexander, Golspie, aged 43, married, left for Canada aboard the vessel ‘Symmetry’ in 1843 in a party of seven, five of whom were aged under fourteen years – Sutherland Estate gave assistance of £6

David, Culmaily, servant, left alone in 1830

George, Golspie, shop-keeper, left in party of two 1831

MURRAY

Colin, Golspie, dyker, left alone in 1830

William, Backies, labourer, left 1829 in party of two

ROSS

Alexander, Backies, labourer, left for Canada in May 1841 aboard the vessel ‘Lady Gray’ from Cromarty – received £3 assistance from the Sutherland Estate for which he signed